One lucky Elkmont student received the games greatest honor before a single event started Friday. Nakita Marshall, competing in her fifth Limestone County Special Olympics, was awarded the Amy Alisha Mitchell Special Olympian Award.
After receiving the award, Marshall kicked off the games by running around the stadium with the Olympic torch.
“It was exciting,” Marshall said about her torch run. “It was heavy and I was getting tired though. I’m really excited about the softball throw.”
Marshall is a veteran of the Special Olympics. The Elkmont student makes the annual trip to the state games in Troy every year and even traveled to the national games in Nebraska last summer.
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| Elkmont Special Olympics Coordinator Amanda Wilson, left, poses with Elkmont student Nakita Marshall. Marshall was awarded the Amy Alisha Mitchell Outstanding Special Olympian Award Friday during the 2012 Limestone County Special Olympics. |
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